Dra. Mariāngela Santiago initiated her professional
career when in 1980 she was awarded a medical degree by the Universidade
Católica (Catholic University) in Salvador, Bahia.
As a requisite to a specialization in Plastic
Surgery, she spent two years (1981-1982) as a Resident in General
Surgery at the Hospital Manoel Vitorino, also in Salvador, Bahia
After being admitted to the Hospital dos Defeitos da
Face (Hospital for Facial Defects), a well-known teaching hospital
located in Sao Paulo, Dra. Mariāngela spent the years 1983 - 1984
undergoing training as a Resident in Plastic Surgery - standing-out
within the specialized area of Craniomaxilofacial Surgery. This type of
surgery focuses on facial defects that may come about from such things
as birth defects or accidents.
At the end of her residency period she was
immediately invited to become a staff member at the Hospital dos
Defeitos da Face by the then director Prof. Dr. Paulo de Castro Correia.
Throughout her career and until today, Dra. Mariāngela, has maintained
her association as staff member of this hospital.
In 1986 she participated in an additional period
 of
specialized training in the area of Craniomaxilofacial Surgery at the
Universidad Autonoma in México City, under the orientation of Prof. Dr.
Fernando Ortiz Monastério, an individual who is widely acknowledged as
one of the pioneers in the development of Craniomaxilofacial Surgery. To
this date, Dra. Mariāngela is invited yearly by Prof. Dr. Monastério,
along with a handful of select Craniomaxilofacial specialists from
around the world, to take part in discussions of advance issues related
to this practice.
During the following years she concentrated her
activities at the Hospital dos Defeitos da Face, focusing on the
following surgical specialties: Esthetic, Reparative, Congenital, Trauma
and Maxillo-facial.
 Within
the national and international sphere of Plastic Surgery, specially in
scientific congresses, she has been recognized for her work in the area
related to 'Anatomical Facial Rejuvenation', an area which focuses on
making the face look younger through the anatomical repositioning of the
deep facial muscles.
During the years 2004 and 2005 Dra. Mariāngela was
named 'Regent' (chief-instructor) for the Plastic Surgery Teaching
Service at the Hospital dos Defeitos da Face, considered in Brazil as an
important teaching-hospital for the training of Plastic Surgeons.
During these past 23 years of activities, and because
of being a woman, she has acquired a close understanding of the needs of
her female patients, allowing her to create a philosophy regarding 'Feminine
Vision of Plastic Surgery' which she applies daily with her
patients.
Dra. Mariāngela Freitas Lima Santiago
CREMESP - License Number 45.138 - awarded by the Regional Council of
Medicine for the State of Sao Paulo. |
